School: O'Brennan, Baile Mhic Ealgóid, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Tonreagh Lower, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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- Collector
- Timothy Leen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilquane, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Leen
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Kilquane, Co. Kerry
- 2. Referring to the same snowstorm which he says occurred in 1900, Donal Leen of Ballincullig was that "a terrible snow storm occurred. The valleys between every two mountains "was level with snow." All the Glen west of Ml. O Connor's Reamore was level with the road in such a way that you could walk across from the hill to the road. The Glen is at least 50 feet deep. The people had to shovel the snow from the doors to make a path - & boiled the snow for water."
- Sheila Collins Reamore rathanny says "that a snow storm occured in 1898 or 1900 & a number of sheep were lost in the mountain. Wm. Moore - a poor man who lived at Reamore - had 4 or 5 sheep in the mountain. When the snow began to fall, they were(continues on next page)